Chess Puzzle #2ABml — Beginner, Black to move, middlegame

Rating 888 · Beginner · mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king g1; queen c2; rooks d1/e1; bishop e2; knights d2/f3; pawns a2/c3/c4/d5/e4/f2. Black: king g8; queen h3; rooks a8/f8; knights e7/f4; pawns a6/b5/d6/e5/f7/g7/h7. White is ahead by 2 points of material. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Nh2 — knight f3→h2. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Qg2# — queen h3→g2, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move. The combination ends with Qg2# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: r4rk1/4nppp/p2p4/1p1Pp3/2P1Pn2/2P2N1q/P1QNBP2/3RR1K1 w - - 0 20

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